The New York Family Business Center will hold one of its member meetings featuring a presentation by Professor Tom Lumpkin, the Witting Chair in Entrepreneurship at the Whitman School of Management.

The Family Business Landscape is a research-based “map” of seven major family business concerns and how they relate—strategy, governance, succession, family dynamics, family business roles, social and economic impact, and performance. Many family businesses focus on just one or two concerns even though research shows that the most successful family business have a long run perspective that integrates all seven concerns. With examples and evaluative tools in a workshop setting, Professor Lumpkin will help participants learn how to navigate the family business landscape in ways that align business goals with family priorities and maintains a focus on long term success.

Know Your Credit ScoreYour credit score is the most important guide for achieving your dreams. It’s the indicator for decisions made when you acquire financing for your business loans, home mortgages and car loans. This panel will talk about protecting your credit score and how to avoid getting lost in the land of bad credit.

Enter a bygone era and socialize with fellow alumni as WhitmanNYC hosts a cigar and scotch tasting in the most tasteful setting. We've reserved the VIP Room at Lexington Bar and Books for your enjoyment, an establishment which looks like an English manor library relocated to NYC.

To RSVP, go to whitmannyc.com. Cost is $70 for WhitmanNYC members and $80 for non-members. For more information, contact Carol Heil, caheil@syr.edu or (315) 443-9222.